Night 7: Thirteen Days of Death (6)

In the autumn of the East China Sea, the northwest wind prevails, so it is natural to set fire to the upper wind. Although this section of Jiulongjiang Xixi is in a north-south direction, it is actually a bit northwest-southeast, so it is the best choice to set fire to the upstream direction.

Du Ziteng reported to Huang Zhi and the others with sleepy eyes, "At the end of the first half of the night, people have already been asked to explore the road, and there is a shallow beach two miles upstream from here, and the water is about waist deep. Just be careful, wading in the past is no problem. ”

At this time, it was the autumn dry water, and a large number of shoals appeared in the Jiulong River from top to bottom, and the people in the dream crossed the river several times by wading through the water, and there was no need for boats at all. For the pursuers, crossing the river has also become simpler, although this situation will affect the effect of the half-crossing attack to some extent, but it is still more cost-effective than fighting on the ground.

Zhang Wei nodded with satisfaction, and confessed again, "Let the soldiers sleep a little longer now, and it's not too late to wake them up when they see the fire on the other side." ”

Later, under the guidance of the scout, the dreamer came to the shallows two miles upstream. The hydrological conditions here are slightly worse than those of the shallows where they crossed the river at dusk, and the depth of the water is twenty centimeters deeper, from the large tuǐ to the waist, which undoubtedly increases the resistance when wading, and the current is more turbulent.

But none of this is difficult for the dreamers, who are tied in a long line with ropes, with the waning moon in the center with a sledgehammer, and if someone accidentally stumbles and is carried up by the current, he relies on his weight to stabilize the whole group.

Crossing the river without any danger, Zhang Wei issued a new order while everyone was wringing out the clothes on their bodies, "Xiaofeng and Xiao Qi follow me in front, so that when they encounter scouts, they can be killed as soon as possible, so as not to alarm the enemy." ”

"I don't think it's necessary." Huang Zhi has a different view, "If you disperse in the dark, the team is easy to get separated. The point is that I don't think the army from the state capital will be in the upstream direction. ”

Knowing that Huang Zhi would not generally refute his tactical arrangements, Zhang Wei also carefully considered his opinion, "What do you say? ”

"Not counting the other pursuers who ambushed the bandit camp on the first day, this pursuer in front of us has been following us for six days, but we have never fought back once. Based on the analysis of people's thinking habits, they could never have imagined that such a small group of fugitive troops as ours would take the initiative to attack. Therefore, even if they arranged sentries, they would only be on the front line of the river beach, and it would not be possible to expand to all directions on the periphery of the camp. After all, the soldiers have been trekking in the mountains for a day, and everyone will be tired. Huang Zhi is quite sure of this.

Zhang Wei thought about it, dispersing the team in the mountains and forests in the dark night, and not being able to light torches, it is indeed easy to scatter the team, rather than taking this risk, it is better to believe in Huang Zhi's professionalism, and the gambling officers and soldiers will be paralyzed.

Then in the dream, the people walked in the southeast direction, and walked in the dim mountain forest for nearly an hour, Zhang Wei completely relied on listening to the gurgling water of the Jiulong River to judge the direction, and he was more certain - even if the officers and soldiers carefully arranged the outlying posts, it was impossible to see them in such a dark night.

As they approached the camp of the officers and soldiers, there was finally a faint light in front of them, which was the campfire in the camp. Until this moment, there was still not a single official sentry in front of them, and it seemed that Huang Zhi had a thorough understanding of people's hearts.

The East China Sea team finally arrived at the most suitable arson point, and the dry northwest wind blew from behind, passing through the dense layers of trees and passing through the camp of the officers and soldiers. It is foreseeable that if this fire is put down, the entire camp will be in a sea of fire after ten minutes. As for how much damage can be caused to the troops leaving the state capital, it all depends on their own quality.

Collecting the dead branches and fallen leaves in the vicinity, Xiaofeng happily assumed the key position of "arsonist", and ignited the pile of flammable materials with a flint fire knife.

The fire was out of control in an instant, and even the dreamers of the Tokai team who set the fire at the point of the fire thought that they were not capable of extinguishing the raging fire, let alone the officers and soldiers who were still asleep.

The way back was much easier, because they were not afraid of violence, and in the dream, people ran directly from the side of the dense forest to the river beach, preparing to return to the west bank from the position where they crossed the river at dusk. During this period, they also annihilated the only few night sentries arranged by the official army on the river beach, and Huang Zhi turned back with a single arrow and took the life of a lieutenant who was commanding his soldiers, making the already panicked officers and soldiers even more chaotic.

The cavalry battalion of the Eastern Navy on the other side of the river had just started at this time, ate some of the strange food that Zhang Wei taught them to find, and was quietly ambushing in the mountains and forests waiting for the big drama after dawn - half-crossing and attacking.

The number one weapon necessary for an ambush is naturally a bow and arrow, and the cavalry battalion of the Eastern Navy happens to have a set of personnel, just waiting for these officers and soldiers who have been chasing behind their butts for several days to come and send them to death.

Influenced by the combat methods of the Xianbei cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Huang Zhi required the cavalry of the Eastern Navy to master the combat methods of mounted archery, and the skill expansion required for his own "archery" skills to advance to the B rank was also "mounted archery". Of course, the two are just the same name, but they are very different in essence.

Huang Zhi's "riding archery" is a skill that can ensure that he still has a high degree of accuracy when riding a horse. The cavalry of the Eastern Navy is just a combat method, as long as it can shoot arrows with a bow on a horse, and ensure that the arrows shot are in the correct direction and strong enough, so that they can form a covering shot at the enemy. The difference between the two is like that of a professional archer and an ordinary archer.

The 1,500 Lizhou army was burned by the fire of the dreamer, and the direct losses were close to one-third. The rest of the soldiers had to crowd the treeless beaches to escape the fires, and a large number of people fell into the water, resulting in many people being accidentally swept away by the river.

By the time the scene stabilized, the remaining officers and soldiers numbered just over half. At this time, the sky was already full of light, and seeing that the wildfires on the east bank were still spreading further, the generals of the official army decided to simply cross the river to the west bank after a brief discussion, and this was the moment that the dreamman had been waiting for.

** Hundreds of officers and soldiers rushed to cross the river, for fear that they would encounter some misfortune if they fell behind, but they never thought that a greater misfortune was waiting for them on the other side of the river. The Eastern Navy had a full five hundred angular bows waiting for them, and if those cavalry could have half the level of Huang Zhi, I am afraid that two rounds of shooting would be enough to completely annihilate these remnants. It's a pity that they can't do this yet, but it's just a matter of wasting a little more arrows.